Dr. Alex Lidow

Alex Lidow is CEO and co-founder of Efficient Power Conversion Corporation (EPC). Prior to founding EPC, Dr. Lidow was CEO of International Rectifier Corporation. A co-inventor of the HEXFET power MOSFET, Dr. Lidow holds many patents in power semiconductor technology and has authored numerous publications on related subjects, including co-authoring the first textbook on GaN transistors, GaN Transistors for Efficient Power Conversion, now in its fourth edition published by John Wiley and Sons. In 2019 Dr. Lidow was inducted into the IEEE Hall of Fame for contributions to silicon and GaN power device technology. Lidow earned his Bachelor of Science degree from Caltech and his Ph.D. from Stanford.